Privacy Policy

General Information
As the operator of these pages, we take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
This privacy policy informs you about the nature, scope, and purpose of the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as “data”) within our online services and the associated websites, functions, and content, as well as other external online presences, such as our social media profiles.
Regarding the terminology used—such as “personal data” or “processing”—we refer to the definitions in Art. 4 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Security Measures
In accordance with Art. 32 GDPR, and taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation, and the nature, scope, circumstances, and purposes of processing—as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons—we implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of protection appropriate to the risk.
These measures include, in particular, safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data, as well as access to, input of, disclosure of, availability of, and separation of the data.
Furthermore, we have established procedures to ensure the exercise of data subjects’ rights, the deletion of data, and responses to threats to the data. We also take the protection of personal data into account during the development or selection of hardware, software, and processes, in accordance with the principle of data protection by design and by default (Art. 25 GDPR).
Security measures include, in particular, the encrypted transmission of data between your browser and our server. SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content—such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the site operator—this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Data Security on the Internet
Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Data Processing on This Website
Some of your data is collected when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data you enter into a contact form.
Other data is automatically recorded by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily consists of technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or the time the page was accessed). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter our website.
Some data is collected to ensure the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
You have the right to receive information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data at any time, free of charge. You also have the right to demand the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. You can contact us at any time at the address provided in the legal notice regarding this matter or any other questions concerning data protection. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. You also have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Please refer to the section “Right to restriction of processing” in the privacy policy for details.

Analysis tools and third-party tools
When you visit our website, your usage behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done using cookies and so-called analysis programs. As a rule, the analysis of your usage behavior is anonymous; the usage behavior cannot be traced back to you.
You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information on this can be found in the following privacy policy.

Encrypted payment transactions on this website
If, following the conclusion of a paid contractual obligation to provide us with your payment details (e.g., account number for direct debit), this data is required for payment processing.
Payment transactions using standard payment methods (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are conducted exclusively via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser’s address bar changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the padlock symbol in your browser bar.
With encrypted communication, the payment details you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Cooperation with processors and third parties
If, in the course of our processing, we disclose data to other persons and companies (processors or third parties), transmit it to them, or otherwise grant them access to the data, this occurs only on the basis of legal authorization (e.g., if transmission of data to third parties, such as payment service providers, is necessary for contract performance pursuant to Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR), your consent, a legal obligation, or our legitimate interests (e.g., when using agents, web hosts, etc.).
If we commission third parties to process data on our behalf (data processing on behalf of a controller), this is done on the basis of a contract pursuant to Art. 28(3) GDPR. Transfers to Third Countries
If we process data in a third country (i.e., a country outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA))—or if this occurs in the context of using third-party services or disclosing/transferring data to third parties—such processing takes place only if it is necessary to fulfill our (pre-)contractual obligations, is based on your consent, is required by a legal obligation, or is based on our legitimate interests. Subject to statutory or contractual permissions, we process data (or have it processed) in a third country only if the special requirements of Art. 44 et seq. of the GDPR are met. This means, for example, that processing is based on special safeguards, such as an officially recognized determination that the country offers a level of data protection equivalent to that of the EU, or compliance with officially recognized special contractual obligations (so-called “Standard Contractual Clauses”).

Storage Period
Unless a more specific storage period is stated in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for retaining your personal data (e.g., statutory retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, deletion will occur once these reasons no longer apply.

(Art. 4 No. 11 GDPR)

1. General Information and Mandatory Information

Processing Entity / Controller
Processing entity andThe party responsible for data processing on this website within the meaning of data protection law is:

wikonect GmbH
Hagenauer Straße 53
65203 Wiesbaden
Phone: +49(611)204809-0
E-mail: info@wikonect.de

Data Protection Officer pursuant to Art. 37–39 GDPR
We have appointed a Data Protection Officer:
Boris Koppenhöfer
c/o Koppenhöfer & Werner Beratungsgesellschaft mbH
Nikolausstraße 11
65343 Eltville am Rhein
Phone: +49(6123)9213-61
E-mail: privacy@wikonect.de

Note regarding data transfer to the USA
Our website incorporates tools from companies based in the USA. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. Please note that the USA is not considered a “safe third country” under EU data protection law. US companies are required to disclose personal data to security authorities without you, as the data subject, having the right to take legal action against this. Consequently, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g., intelligence agencies) may process, analyze, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.

Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may revoke consent you have already given at any time. An informal notification sent to us via e-mail is sufficient for this purpose. The lawfulness of data processing carried out prior to the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. Right to object to data processing in specific cases and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)
WHERE DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY FOR THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR IF THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENCE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).
WHERE YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA CONCERNING YOU FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).

Right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR or other data protection regulations, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. This right to lodge a complaint exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.

Right to data portability
You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or to a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Information, blocking, deletion, and rectification
Within the scope of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain information free of charge regarding your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of the data processing, as well as—where applicable—the right to have this data rectified, blocked, or deleted. You may contact us at any time at the address provided in the legal notice regarding this matter or any other questions concerning personal data.

Right to restriction of processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time at the address provided in the legal notice regarding this matter. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:

• If you contest the accuracy of the personal data we hold about you, we generally require time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
• If the processing of your personal data was or is unlawful, you may request the restriction of data processing instead of erasure.
• If we no longer need your personal data but you require it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
• If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests against ours must be carried out. Until it is determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, such data—with the exception of storage—may only be processed with your consent, for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.

2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

External Hosting
This website is hosted by external service providers (hosts). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data, and other data generated via a website. We engage the hosting provider for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our prospective and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of providing our online services securely, quickly, and efficiently through a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Our hosting provider will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following hosting provider:
domainfactory GmbH
Oskar-Messter-Straße 33
85737 Ismaning

3. Cookies

Our websites use so-called cookies. Cookies do not damage your device. They are stored on your device either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until your web browser automatically deletes them.
In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you access our site (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services provided by the third-party company (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies serve various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or to display advertisements.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you have requested (e.g., the shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies to ensure the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Where appropriate consent has been obtained (e.g., consent to the storage of cookies), processing is based exclusively on Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR; this consent may be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser settings to notify you when cookies are being set and to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, to exclude the acceptance of cookies in specific instances or generally, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies upon closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
If cookies are used by third-party companies or for analytical purposes, we will inform you separately within this privacy policy and, where applicable, obtain your consent.

Cookie consent with Borlabs Cookie
Our website uses the cookie consent technology provided by Borlabs Cookie to obtain your consent for the storage of certain cookies in your browser and …and to document this in a manner compliant with data protection regulations. The provider of this technology is Borlabs – Benjamin A. Bornschein, Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 17, 21107 Hamburg (hereinafter referred to as “Borlabs”).
When you visit our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser; this cookie records the consents you have granted or the withdrawal of such consents. This data is not shared with the provider of the Borlabs cookie.
The collected data is stored until you request its deletion, delete the Borlabs cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected. Details regarding data processing by the Borlabs cookie can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/
The Borlabs cookie consent technology is used to obtain the legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) sentence 1 lit. c GDPR.

4. Data processing on the website

Server log files
The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:

• Browser type and browser version
• Operating system used
• Referrer URL
• Hostname of the accessing computer
• Time of the server request
• IP address

This data is not combined with other data sources.
This data is collected on the basis of Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of their website—collecting server log files is necessary for this purpose. Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, the information provided in the inquiry form—including the contact details you entered—will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and handling any follow-up questions. We will not share this data without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry relates to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), provided such consent has been requested.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g., after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory legal provisions—particularly statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.

Registration for Livestream Participation
You must register on our website to participate in the event/livestream. We use the data entered for this purpose solely to provide the specific offer or service for which you have registered. All mandatory information requested during registration must be provided in full.
We use the email address provided during registration to inform you of important changes, such as modifications to the scope of the service or technically necessary adjustments.
The processing of data entered during registration is based on the performance of the contract with you (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
Data collected during registration is stored by us for as long as it is required for the aforementioned purposes. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected. Service providers involved in registration
We use service providers to carry out the registration process. Data collected during registration is partly stored on the service provider’s servers and partly processed by them on our behalf. The service provider will process your data only on our behalf or to the extent necessary to fulfill their contractual obligations, and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following service providers:
LambdaLogic Informationssysteme GmbH
Karlsruher Straße 7a/8
10711 Berlin
JMarquardt Technologies GmbH
Felix-Wankel-Straße 1
82152 Krailling

Chat function with Slido
On our website, you may have the opportunity to ask questions of a speaker and participate in polls, etc.
We use the data entered for this purpose solely to handle the questions or to analyze the poll results.
Processing is carried out on the basis of …consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You may revoke the consent you have given at any time, with effect for the future; a simple email to info@wikonect.de is sufficient for this purpose.
We store the data for as long as it is required for the aforementioned purposes. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

5. eCommerce

Processing of data (customer and contract data)
We collect, process, and use personal data only to the extent necessary for the establishment, content-related structuring, or modification of the legal relationship (inventory data). This is done on the basis of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures. We collect, process, and use personal data regarding the use of our websites (usage data) only to the extent necessary to enable the user to utilize the service or to bill for it.
The collected customer data will be deleted after completion of the order or termination of the business relationship. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.